Juan Velarde (aviator)

Juan Velarde
Born (1974-09-19) September 19, 1974 (age 50)
Nationality Spanish
Websitehttp://www.juanvelarde26.es

Juan Velarde is a Spanish pilot who currently competes in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. He has extensive amounts of experience with various types of aircraft and is currently Spain's top pilot.[1]

In 2014 he joined the Challenger Class of the Red Bull Air Race. He was promoted to the Master Class in 2015, but he failed to score a point all season, finishing ahead of only fellow Master Class debutant and 2014 Challenger Class champion, François Le Vot. His 2016 campaign started strongly, finishing as the top qualifier in Spielberg.[2]

Results

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Challenger Class

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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Position
2014 United Arab Emirates
3rd
Croatia
DNP
Malaysia
4th
Poland
DNP
United Kingdom
DNP
United States
DSQ
United States
4th
Australia
DNP
14 0 8th

Master Class

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Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Wins Position
2015 United Arab Emirates
13th
Japan
9th
Croatia
13th
Hungary
13th
United Kingdom
11th
Austria
11th
United States
13th
United States
9th
0 0 13th
2016 United Arab Emirates
10th
Austria
14th
Japan
5th
Hungary
8th
United Kingdom
11th
Germany
9th
United States
8th
United States
CAN
14.25 0 11th
2017 United Arab Emirates
2nd
United States
11th
Japan
10th
Hungary
9th
Russia
5th
Portugal
DNS
Germany
4th
United States
3rd
56 0 8th
2018 United Arab Emirates
11th
France
6th
Japan
7th
Hungary
13th
Russia
4th
Austria
11th
United States
7th
United States
7th
24 0 9th
2019 United Arab Emirates
6th
14 0 6th

*season in progress

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References

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  1. ^ "About - Juan Velarde". Red Bull. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Francois Le Vot of France and Juan Velarde of Spain — are joining the Master Class this year, expanding the field from 12 to 14". thelondoner.ca. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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